Bursa vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bursa	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$894	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2289	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$399	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$679	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1056	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	43 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	43	90
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	2.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Bursa is 64% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6377th and 889th ($894 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bursa compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Bursa ranked 8th best city to live in Turkey vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4722nd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bursa vs Munich

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	Bursa	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.25	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.5	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.87%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1428	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.13	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.6	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.28	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.56	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14997	$16629

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Cities near Bursa

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Inegol	$769
75 km or 47 mi	Gebze	$652
76 km or 47 mi	Cayirova	$671
78 km or 48 mi	Bilecik	$806
84 km or 52 mi	Golcuk	$828
88 km or 55 mi	Korfez	$817
92 km or 57 mi	Istanbul	$1305
95 km or 59 mi	Bandirma	$731
98 km or 61 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Izmit	$945
101 km or 63 mi	Kocaeli	$867
115 km or 72 mi	Kutahya	$601
117 km or 73 mi	Balikesir	$746
131 km or 81 mi	Sakarya	$681
131 km or 81 mi	Adapazari	$543
132 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$748
152 km or 95 mi	Corlu	$691
158 km or 98 mi	Kapakli	$733
158 km or 98 mi	Tekirdag	$590
167 km or 104 mi	Soma	$752
169 km or 105 mi	Usak	$698
191 km or 119 mi	Duzce	$662
198 km or 123 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
203 km or 126 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
205 km or 128 mi	Salihli	$742
221 km or 137 mi	Turgutlu	$772
223 km or 138 mi	Bolu	$705
223 km or 139 mi	Manisa	$767
227 km or 141 mi	Canakkale	$712
232 km or 144 mi	Kirklareli	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
234 km or 145 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
248 km or 154 mi	Mytilene	$1079
257 km or 160 mi	Izmir	$1040
260 km or 162 mi	Tire	$724
261 km or 162 mi	Nazilli	$680
268 km or 167 mi	Denizli	$550
268 km or 167 mi	Edirne	$1137
271 km or 168 mi	Polatli	$755
280 km or 174 mi	Aydin	$627

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748